on one's mother's side
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on one's mother's side
On the mother's side of the family; relating to family relationships or origins through the mother.
Meine Großeltern mütterlicherseits stammen aus Österreich.
My grandparents on my mother's side come from Austria.
'mütterlicherseits' (on one's mother's side) contains the adjective 'mütterlich' (maternal). The ending '-seits' indicates which side of the family is meant here.
Mein Onkel mütterlicherseits wohnt ganz in unserer Nähe.
My uncle on my mother's side lives very close to us.
'mütterlicherseits' (on one's mother's side) often comes directly after a term for a family member, such as 'Großmutter' (grandmother), 'Onkel' (uncle), or 'Cousin' (male cousin). It then modifies that noun and specifies more precisely which person is meant.
Meine Großmutter mütterlicherseits hat mir das Stricken beigebracht.
My grandmother on my mother's side taught me to knit.
To describe your origins, the pattern 'mütterlicherseits aus einer Region oder einem Land stammen' (to come from a region or country on one's mother's side) is useful. The speaker can be the subject of the sentence, even though the reference to origins concerns their family.
Ich stamme mütterlicherseits aus einer kleinen Stadt in Polen.
On my mother's side, I come from a small town in Poland.
